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Coverage: Michigan Coverage: United States Language: eng Subject: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Business Subject: Couzens, James , 1872-1936 Subject: Couzens, James , 1872-1936 Date: 2017 Date: 2017 Collection: Wayne Open Book Collection Collection: Wayne State University eBooks Collection: Wayne State University eBooks-
Independent man: the life of Senator James Couzens
First published in 1958 by Charles Scribner’s Sons, Independent Man is the only book-length biography of one of Michigan’s most remarkable men. His many careers embraced both the business and political spheres.
Couzens was a prominent businessman who helped shape Ford Motor Company, but he left the company when he and Henry Ford clashed over politics. Upon leaving Ford, Couzens began his political career, first serving as Detroit’s police commissioner. He went on to a controversial term as ma…